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A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT Act to repeal the sunsets.

Introduced: May 21, 2004 See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6099)
May 21, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6096-6099)
May 21, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals the termination date for specified provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act (currently, various provisions of the Act, including wiretapping provisions, sunset on December 31, 2005).

What's happening now May 21, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6099)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 21, 2004
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 21, 2004
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · May 21, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2476: A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT Act to repeal the sunsets.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2476/
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"S. 2476: A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT Act to repeal the sunsets.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2476/.
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S. 2476, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2476/.
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